I was a thousand miles away and I diagnosed my mother with a heart attack

November 03, 2017 | 19m 00s

This storyteller shares her experience caregiving for her blind husband who suffered from alcoholism and depression and her mother who was diagnosed with breast cancer and cardiac arrest issues.

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STORYTELLER ATTRIBUTES
60 - 69
Female
More than a college degree
White
1xxxx
Caregiver
STORY TYPE
Blood, Heart and Circulation; Eyes and Vision; Mental Health
Cancers; Mental Health; Substance Abuse; Having multiple health conditions at the same time
Finding out a diagnosis; Being treated; Getting tests or advice for how to be healthier; Communicating with doctors and nurses; Supporting family members who are sick; Making decisions about the right health care or treatment for you; Describing how easy or hard it has been for you to get the health care you need
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